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8/13/09 12:08 pm
Romantic-era slash!
Two Men Contemplating the Moon by Caspar David Frederich, 1819-20Caspar David Frederich (1774-1840) is considered the greatest of the German Romantic landscape painters. He did some lovely gothic images of cemeteries and ruined temples, and made evocative use of moonlight as can be seen in this and other images from an exhibition at the Met. Two Men Contemplating the Moon makes me want to write original slash-and-sorcery set in this period of history!
Current Music: Clocks - Coldplay
8/8/09 10:11 pm
A Single Magic: Chapter Five
Title: A Single Magic – Chapter Five Author: Pipenerd/ Mizstorge (2009) Word Count: About 5,800 Genres: AU, Romance. Summary: The War is over. Harry has vanquished Lord Voldemort but is just beginning to understand the nature of the magical bond between them. Chaptered. WIP. My Beta: hobtheknife Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling created and owns Harry Potter. (looks in mirror: Nope, not her.) Rights are held by JKR, Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic. Warner Brothers and goodness knows who else. If the fans had copyright, the series would be much more interesting! Not profiting, just enjoying. Author's Notes: Nine months is a long time to write a chapter. I'll try not to take so long with the next one.
This chapter is dedicated to hobtheknife, first among my loyal readers, and to shaitanah for encouragement.
( Read the chapter here... )
Current Music: Help I'm Alive - Metric
8/6/09 06:53 am
For those who need an intro to steampunk...
...or for those who already know about it, I present the Airship Pirates vid by Abney Park!
I've been obsessed with their previous cd The Death of Tragedy - every song's a keeper - and I can't get this one from their latest cd, Lost Horizon, out of my head!
How can you resist the neo-Gilbert and Sullivan lyrics? Our fire’s high and the airbags tight Food's low but the skies are bright Props spinning all through the night We're low on cash but seen another target
Goggles down and the cannons up My blood starts pumping as I drain my cup I give the wheel a spin and I turn this girl around We're way above ground but we're closed in on our target
Flying Jib is filled with air East India ships filled with despair We even up, her broadside’s bare Our cannons flair but it’s just a show of muscle
Steady on, she doesn’t need to burn She tries to flee and she tries to turn Grappling fire, we latch her hull She’s starting to roll, but we’ve got her on a leash
With a crew of drunken pilots We’re the only airship pirates We’re full of hot air and we’re starting to rise We’re the terror of the skies, but a danger to ourselves now
Expendable crew starts to reel her in Our swords are sharpened and we're ready to sin I’m three miles up, we're about to swing aboard My tether's made of leather so I’m not about to fall here
A swish of air and my boots hit deck No cash, no fuel, no not a speck Our grape shot's made this bird a wreck And a glance below deck shows a crew of nuns and orphans
With a crew of drunken pilots We’re the only airship pirates We’re full of hot air and we’re starting to rise We’re the terror of the skies, but a danger to ourselves
Current Music: Airship Pirates - Abney Park
6/29/09 06:29 am
...but will there be cookies?
 see more Lolcats and funny pictures
5/22/09 09:52 pm
Found the HP/TR docking fic!
You may recall back in September I solicited assistance in finding an HP/TR fic I had read featuring the kink of docking. Well, I found it completely by accident tonight! It's Sychronicity by archon and it was posted at the daily_deviant 06-01-2007.
5/20/09 07:02 am
My Steampunk Style
Somehow I imagined something with an elegant hat and long skirt...
Your result for The Steampunk Style Test...
The Officer43% Elegant, 28% Technological, 20% Historical, 56% Adventurous and 49% Playful! 
You are the Officer, the embodiment of steampunk’s military sensibilities. It is an inevitable fact that advances in technology find some way to advance warfare; indeed, it is often the case that military necessity provides the means of developing new technology. You may be attracted to the technological appeal of steampunk weaponry, or perhaps you enjoy the glamour of Victorian uniforms. You combine a readiness for danger and a technological aptitude with a very sharp sense of fashion. You may be an army engineer, a mechanized dragoon, or an airship captain, but regardless you approach fashion with military efficiency and with style. Try our other Steampunk test here. Take The Steampunk Style Test at HelloQuizzy
3/6/09 07:08 pm
Vintage Slash
I thought this was fun!
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2/12/09 12:28 pm
Fic Rec
oldenuf2nb is one of those Renaissance types: a talented artist and a gifted writer. More than anyone else, her fics have attracted me to Harry/Draco.
Case in point: Fool Rushes In, a two-part fic featuring: chocolate, snark, action, adventure, embarassment, kissing, cursing, frottage and wanking. It certainly rates among my favourite H/D fics!
Should you enjoy it too, you might try her Christmas Serial in which Harry, now Chief Auror, buys a new house and has a Christmas wish come true. I especially like the way oldenuf2nb conveys emotion; the characters say a lot without speaking.
Many of oldenuf2nb's other fics can be found at The Hex Files.
I feel: : bouncy
2/2/09 07:12 am
1/10/09 08:40 pm
Fic Rec
This drabble was written for me in 2007 by a well-regarded member of the fandom who since that time - like all too many others - deleted her journal and completely disappeared. I'm not identifying her because the deletion arose from a hostile person connecting her journal with her real life. Some of you may remember her icon(above).
I'm rather fond of this fic and feel it deserves to be shared.
Title: In the Absence of Athena Written for: mizstorge Pairing: Tom/Harry Prompts: dinosaurs & palaeontology (kinda), mythology, swords.
Theirs is no poetic dance. No romantic musings by a fire but, rather, something primal, something ancient. Like bones become stones, they have changed from what they were. One dark, one less dark, and blending together to become Not Quite Grey.
Their bodies lie against one another, two swords crossing before battle. Elixir of Lethe has left Harry without memories of anything other than the cool press of Tom's body against his own. Was there a war beyond the bedpost? What had he done before this touch?
Tom smiles as he claims his victory, possessing the moment and the man.
Current Music: Invincible - Muse
12/31/08 02:31 pm
Fanfic Invitation!
The team_darklord community, a site dedicated to connecting fans with fics and art featuring the Dark Lord, is holding an anonymous kink fic memo as part of their First Anniversary celebration and you are invited to participate! Simply comment anonymously with a fic scenario you'd like to see written that pertains to Voldemort or Tom Riddle in some way, and respond anonymously to other's requests with anything from a drabbles to full length stories. There is NO set time limit on any of these. There can be more than one response to a prompt. After all, one prompt can spawn a multitude of plotbunnies and fics! Sex doesn't have to be a priority. If you'd like to have a prompt of having Tom talking to Severus about the weather, feel free! No time limit to anything, there's no pressure!
11/19/08 07:19 am
Six things you can do to help promote GLBT rights in the U.S.
Join the Impact is an excellent site for keeping up with plans to help the cause of GLBT rights!
In the works:
- Day Without a Gay! on December 10, 2008. This event started as an economic boycott to show the buying power of GLBT people and their straight allies but has evolved into something more: a day to call in sick to work and instead volunteer for a good cause.
- Do you know that in 30 states people can be fired simply for being gay or lesbian? Contact your representatives and ask them to support ENDA, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
- Join the nationwide demonstration on January 10, 2009 to protest DOMA, the Federal Defense of Marriage Act that defines marriage as legal union between one man and one woman for purposes of all federal laws, and provides that states need not recognize a marriage from another state if it is between persons of the same sex.
- Go Blue for Equality!. Display a blue light on your front porch, window or store front to show support for EQUALITY FOR ALL.
- Ten years ago, college student Matthew Shepherd was beaten and left to die, the victim of a hate crime because he was gay. Earlier this year, 15 year-old Larry King was shot by a classmate because he was perceived as being gay. The Gender Public Advocacy Coalition in Washington D.C. reports that more than 50 young people aged 30 and under were murdered in the U.S. over the last ten years because they were gay or perceived to be gay.
Contact your representatives and President-Elect Obama and urge them to pass the The Matthew Shepherd Act:
Current federal hate crimes law permits the federal prosecution of a hate crime only if the hate crime was motivated by bias based on race, color, religion, or national origin and the assailant intends to prevent the victim from exercising a "federally protected right" such as the right to vote or attend school. If this legislation is signed by the president, the law will be expanded to protect the GLBT community as well as remove the restrictions on what type of acts can be considered applicable under hate crime law.
The Matthew Shepherd Foundation exists to educate and enlighten others on the importance of diversity, understanding, compassion, acceptance and respect. It offers a number of ways to help you make a difference.
- Try to engage in one respectful conversation a day in which you can plant the seed of change in an individual who is not like-minded. Speak out to your friends, classmates, professors, co-workers, family and the people standing in line with you at the cash register. If someone is being disrespectful about GLBT people or if they oppose same-sex marriage, speak up and calmly state your opinion! If you hear someone promoting equality, join in!
11/12/08 08:56 am
A Single Magic - Chapter Four
Title: A Single Magic – Chapter Four Author: Pipenerd/ Mizstorge (2008) Word Count: About 5,225 Genres: AU, Romance. Summary: The War is over. Harry has vanquished Lord Voldemort but is just beginning to understand the nature of the magical bond between them. Chaptered. WIP. My Beta: hobtheknife Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling created and owns Harry Potter. (looks in mirror: Nope, not her.) Rights are held by JKR, Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic. Warner Brothers and goodness knows who else. If the fans had copyright, the series would be much more interesting! Not profiting, just enjoying. Author's Notes: Yeah, I know. This chapter took a damn long time to write. Thanks for staying with me.
This chapter is dedicated to hobtheknife , my most loyal supporter, who helped make time for me to write, and to seventhpathogen and Claudius.
Thanks to alert reader leianora for pointing out an error of terminology! *hugs*
( Read the chapter here... )
Current Music: Lost - Coldplay
11/11/08 05:45 pm
Remembering Those Who Served
To Lucasta, Going to the Wars
TELL me not, sweet, I am unkind, That from nunnery Of thy chaste breast and quiet mind, To war and arms I fly.
True, a new mistress now I chase - The first foe in the field; And with a stronger faith embrace A sword, a horse, a shield.
Yet this inconstancy is such As you too shall adore: I could not love thee, dear, so much, Loved I not Honor more.
- Richard Lovelace
11/4/08 07:27 am
Loa for Obama!
Haitians ask for food, relief and Obama victory as Voodoo festival kicks off
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitians flocked to cemeteries carrying rum, candles and hopes for a better future Saturday, kicking off Voodoo's two-day festival of the dead with appeals for help with food, jobs and even the U.S. election.
Revellers clamoured for a spot atop the oldest grave at Port-au-Prince's National Cemetery, which tradition holds is home to the spirit Baron Samedi, the guardian of the dead.
Many called on the spirits, or "loa," for help in finding work, relief from soaring food prices and recovery from four tropical storms that wiped out agriculture and killed nearly 800 people countrywide in August and September.
"This year even the Baron is hungry because everything is so expensive," said Wilmann Ambroise, a 45-year-old electrician who said he seldom works because people have stopped building homes.
A few even asked for intercession in U.S. politics, bashing President George W. Bush and John McCain for allegedly meddling in Haitian politics but failing to help lift the country from poverty.
"Baron Samedi will lead Obama to be president of the United States," said Jonas Pierre, a 25-year-old unemployed man. "He's black, just like me, so he cares about people ... He's going to help Haiti develop."
Voodoo, a blend of Christian tenets and African religions fused by slaves, is practised across the country of nearly nine million. It was sanctioned as an official religion in 2003 by the Haitian government, allowing priests to legally perform baptisms and marriages.
I feel: : energetic
9/16/08 06:49 am
All at sea...
Well, not quite. However, we did get more than seven inches of rain between Saturday and Sunday and, not to belittle the more serious plight of those subjected to Ike's other vicissitudes, we have no telephone. Which means no internet access because we live on the outskirts of technology. When I called the phone company, I received an automated message that said our problem will be repaired by 8pm Tuesday September 23. Which means they FAIL at customer service.
So no, I haven't abandoned my friends/comms/fandoms/fics. For the time being, though, my online activities will be limited to the time available while I'm at work but not actually on the clock.
I suppose I really should spend my offline time constructively, say, in finishing Chapter Four of A Single Magic. And, as a matter of fact, I have been working on it (to the tune of 5,300 words) and hope to post it soon...Well, when the phone company allows me to do so.
8/25/08 12:19 pm
Sometimes I play on Team_Win!
New post seen today at the V.E.N.OM. 'Can't stand Harry/Voldemort' thread:
"I took a look to the ship, had a heart attack looking at the fanarts and found this fantastic evidence for this fantastic couple: in CoS Harry and Voldie stared at each other for a long time."
Oh honey, you'd need CPR if you ever checked out the links at team_darklord!
*walks away cackling insanely*
7/31/08 07:21 am
HP film musings...
What is it with Ralph Fiennes sticking out his tongue????? Does someone at Warner Brothers think this makes the Dark Lord appear more impressive?
Current Music: Hedwig's Theme
7/25/08 06:05 pm
Meme
If there are one or more people on your friends list who make your world a better place just because they exist, and who you would not have met (in real life or not) without the Internet, then post this same sentence in your journal.
I feel: : bouncy
6/21/08 05:44 pm
A Single Magic - Chapter Three
Title: A Single Magic – Chapter Three Author: Pipenerd/ Mizstorge (2008) Word Count: About 6,860 Genres: AU, Romance. Warnings: The slash is no longer implied. Summary: The War is over. Harry has vanquished Lord Voldemort but is just beginning to understand the nature of the magical bond between them. Chaptered. WIP. My Beta: hobtheknife Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling created and owns Harry Potter. (looks in mirror: Nope, not her.) Rights are held by JKR, Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic. Warner Brothers and goodness knows who else. If the fans had copyright, the series would be much more interesting! Not profiting, just enjoying. Author’s Notes: It's been about fifteen weeks since I posted the last update, so I suppose it could be rationalised that I’ve written a page a week since then. Thanks to everyone who commented on Chapter Two.
This is dedicated to batsutousai and Modern Troubadour. If not for their encouragement, I might never have gotten around to writing this.
( Click here to read... )
Current Music: Viva la Vida - Coldplay
5/30/08 08:29 pm
Birthday Wishes!
And if any of the Harry/Tom-Voldemort fans on my f-list haven't yet read her fics - One Winged Angel, Forsaken, Control Issues, Control Issues: Aftermath - what are you waiting for? Go to her site here or visit her page at ff.net here and immerse yourself in the classics!
4/5/08 01:06 pm
New Fic: The Things We Do For Love
Author: Pipenerd/ Mizstorge (2008) Word Count: About 1053. Genres: AU, Romance. Warnings: Implied slash. Summary: The Death Eaters are betting Harry won't pass the test... My Beta: hobtheknife Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling created and owns Harry Potter. (looks in mirror: Nope, not her.) Rights are held by JKR, Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic. Warner Brothers and goodness knows who else. If the fans had copyright, the series would be much more interesting! Not profiting, just enjoying. Author’s Notes: This was written for the Spring Cookie Fest sponsored by the S.S. Sssssss at Fiction Alley. The prompt was “whipped” from meitkitsume.
( Click here to read... )
Current Music: Love Song - The Damned
3/4/08 08:10 pm
Query: What are the New Classics of H/T-LV?
This question was recently posed at the S.S. Sssssss. What fics are contemporary? Canon-compliant? Which do you think does a good job of representing the pairing?
Ironically, I'm having difficulty deciding and can only point to the old darklord_news Tom/Harry-Voldemort/Harry masterlist or to the listings at team_darklord.
2/14/08 08:42 am
Looking for a few good slashy books...
Has anyone read David Levithan's 'Boy Meets Boy' or 'How They Met'?
How about Wicked Gentlemen by Ginn Hale?
And I just discovered, for what it's worth, that LJ has a Slashy Books community!
2/9/08 09:37 pm
New Fic: Spelt from Sybil's Leaves
Title: Spelt from Sybil’s Leaves Author: Pipenerd/ mizstorge (2008) Dedication: Belated birthday wishes to shaitanah, a dear friend and marvelous writer! Word Count: About 865 Genres: AU, Romance, Angst. Rating: PG-13 Warnings: Slash Summary: The Dark Lord muses about the changes Harry has brought about in his life. Pure romantic mush of a drabble, really. Consider it like getting a box of truffles for Valentine’s day. My Beta: hobtheknife Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling created and owns Harry Potter. (looks in mirror: Nope, not her.) Rights are held by JKR, Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic. Warner Brothers and goodness knows who else. If the fans had copyright, the series would be much more interesting! Not profiting, just enjoying. Author’s Notes: This was inspired by Gabzies's While You Were Sleeping.

“Our tale, O our oracle!”
Gerard Manley Hopkins, Spelt From Sybil’s Leaves, 1918.( Read here... )
Current Music: Love Song - The Cure
1/30/08 12:58 pm
A Single Magic - Table of Contents
“You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation…and that is love.” --Hermann HesseChapter OneChapter TwoChapter ThreeChapter FourChapter Five
Current Music: Where Soul Meets Body - Death Cab for Cutie
1/28/08 05:36 pm
A Single Magic - Chapter Two
Title: A Single Magic - Chapter Two Author: Pipenerd/ mizstorge(2008) Word Count: About 2380 Chapter Summary: Lord Voldemort has a glimpse of the Afterlife Genres: AU, Slash, Romance. Rating: PG-13 for themes of death My Beta: hobtheknife Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling created and owns Harry Potter. (looks in mirror: Nope, not her.) Rights are held by JKR, Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic. Warner Brothers and goodness knows who else. If the fans had copyright, the series would be much more interesting! Not profiting, just enjoying. Author's Notes: Yes, my friends, hell has frozen over! It's taken over two months to finish this chapter, but you were warned at the outset! Thanks for your patience and words of encouragement. I know that I promised bedroom foolishness in this chapter as compensation for the long delay, but Lord Voldemort completely took over and I had to defer the slash until the next chapter. I hope you will still find this an enjoyable read without the flirtation and innuendo.
( Read more... )
Current Music: Cantus Burana - Corvus Corax
12/16/07 10:55 am
New fic: Winners & Losers
Title: Winners & Losers Author: mizstorge /pipenerd (2007) Word Count: About 600 (exclusive of lyrics). Characters/Pairings: Harry/Voldemort, Ron/Hermione, Ginny/Bellatrix, Molly. Genres: Humour, Romance, Songfic. Rating: PG Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling created and owns Harry Potter. *looks in mirror* Nope, not her. Rights are held by JKR, Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic. Warner Brothers and goodness knows who else. If the fans had copyright, the series would be much more interesting! Not profiting, just enjoying. Author’s Notes: This is dedicated to the ever-inspirational Gabzies and based upon her image "Belongs to the Dark Lord", which you can view here.
The song “Winners & Losers” is by Social Distortion.

( Read more... )
Current Music: Winners & Losers - Social Distortion
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